Ability beyond disability — dignity, access and opportunity.
Samarth works so that persons with disabilities are met with access and opportunity, not pity. We push for accessible spaces, inclusive education and jobs, and a change in how society sees ability.
Disability is not inability. The real barriers are stairs without ramps, schools without support, and minds without imagination — and those, we can change.
— Hitopadesha
Millions, too often unseen
Sources: Census of India and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
Four ways this mission builds inclusion
Access, opportunity and respect — by design, not as an afterthought.
1 · Accessibility
Advocating and helping build ramps, accessible toilets, signage and transport so public life is open to everyone.
2 · Inclusive Education & Jobs
Supporting inclusive schooling, skilling and employment so ability finds opportunity.
3 · Assistive Support
Connecting people to assistive devices, aids and services that restore independence.
4 · Changing Perceptions
Storytelling and role models that replace pity with respect and possibility.
How we turn a story into change
Listen
To lived experience of exclusion.
Understand
The real barriers — built & social.
Research
Accessibility & inclusion gaps.
Act
Access, skilling & advocacy.
Change
Ability, seen and valued.
Enable accessibility & jobs for 10,000 persons with disabilities.
We track and publish our impact transparently.
See the Impact DashboardSamarth — 2026 target
44%Persons supported with access & opportunity
Accessible spaces
30%Progress toward 300 accessibility audits & fixes
The research behind this mission
We ground our work in credible, published evidence. Explore key national studies and reports on this issue.
Persons with Disabilities in India — A Statistical Profile
MoSPI · Government of India
Census-based profile: 2.68 crore persons with disabilities; employment & education gaps.
Read the reportAccess to Health Care & Employment — SIDE Study
South India Disability Evidence Study · PMC
Field evidence on barriers to healthcare and work for persons with disabilities.
Read the reportReports open in a new tab. We cite these sources for public awareness and do not claim authorship.
Current government schemes for this cause
National programmes working on this issue. We align our grassroots work with these initiatives — and help people access them.
Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan
Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Accessible India Campaign — universal accessibility in buildings, transport & ICT.
Official websiteADIP Scheme
Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Free assistive aids & appliances for persons with disabilities.
Official websiteOfficial government portals — open in a new tab. Vedanvesha Sansthan is an independent organisation and is not affiliated with these schemes.
आत्मवत् सर्वभूतेषु।
Ātmavat sarva-bhūteṣu
“See your own self in all beings.”
— Hitopadesha